UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 9, 2007
IDT
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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1-16371
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22-3415036
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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520
Broad Street
Newark,
New Jersey
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07102
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (973) 438-1000
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
January 9, 2007, FFPM Carmel Holdings I, LLC, which is owned by IDT Carmel,
Inc.
(“Carmel”), a subsidiary of IDT Corporation’s IDT Capital division, and First
Financial Portfolio Management, Inc. (“FFPM”) committed to purchase 12 monthly
forward flow credit card debt portfolios from a major commercial bank. The
total
investment will depend on the size of the portfolios provided by the selling
bank, and the maximum commitment is under $125 million for the 12 monthly portfolios.
FFPM is to manage the portfolios, subject to Carmel’s approval rights over major
decisions.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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IDT
CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/
James A.
Courter
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Name: James A. Courter |
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer |
Dated:
January 16, 2007